BBC's Newswatch is a program in which viewers' opinions on the coverage of events by BBC News is addressed by the editors and decision makers in charge. In this episode, broadcast on October 23rd 2015, the deputy news editor defends the BBC's decision to cover the release of the latest James Bond film, Spectre. [More]

"A rock song, especially one performed by a male rock singer, has seemed to me, on the rare occasions the producers have tried it, to be a mismatch. Bond himself – despite the modern settings – is an essentially pre-rock’n’roll character. With his suits and his cocktails, he’s a Don Draper figure..." [More]